drought, dry, desiccate, drink up, heaven, emperor

11 strokesFrequency 1,453JLPT N2Grade 8

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カンケン

Kun

かわ.くかわ.かすほ.すひ.るいぬい

Dictionary

Common Words

乾くIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #2618
1

to get dry

Examples
そのぬれたシャツはすぐに乾くだろう。
The wet shirt will soon dry up.
乾杯んぱい乾盃Freq #4928
1

Interjection

cheers; bottoms-up; prosit

Examples
ご健康を祝して乾杯
Here's to your health!
2

Common noun; Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb

toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something)

Examples
今夜の主賓に乾杯しよう。
Let's toast the guest of honor!
3

Common noun; Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb

drinking one's glass dry

飲み干すみほ飲み乾すTransitiveGodan verbFreq #5822
1

to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)

Examples
彼はビールの大ジョッキを飲み干した
He drank that large beer mug dry.
干す乾すTransitiveGodan verbFreq #6102
1

to air; to dry; to desiccate

Examples
この座布団を干して下さい。
Please air the zabuton.
2

to drain (off)

3

to drink up

4

Usu. in the passive

to deprive of a role, job, etc.

Examples
なんで途中から突然干されるようになってしまったんだろうか。
I wonder why he was suddenly dropped from the team half way through.
乾燥んそうNounFreq #7612
1

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb; Intransitive verb

dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); dehydration; desiccation

Examples
椎茸を乾燥させて保存します。
We keep shiitake mushrooms dry.
2

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

insipidity

乾かすわかTransitiveGodan verbFreq #11024
1

to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate

Examples
太陽が地面をからからにかわかした
The sun has dried up the ground.
喉が渇くのどが渇く喉が乾くのどがかわくExpressionGodan verbFreq #12574
1

to be thirsty

Examples
早くビールを持って来いよ。のどが渇いてるんだ。
Make with the beers, I'm thirsty!
子分乾児乾分ぶんNounFreq #17142
1

henchman; follower

2

子分 only; Archaic

adopted child

干る乾るIntransitiveIchidan verbFreq #19182
1

to dry (up); to become parched

2

to ebb; to recede

NounFreq #19272
1

qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)

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